How to Find the Link Speed of a Mac

Open a new Finder window by clicking on the icon in the dock.
Navigate to the 'Utilities' folder, which can be found in the 'Applications' portion of the Mac hard drive.
Double-click on the 'Network Utility' icon to open the networking program.
Click on the 'Info' tab at the top of the application window.
From the 'Network Interface' drop-down menu, select the network adapter whose speed you wish to look up. The speed of the connection will then appear below.
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How to Turn on the Camera on an Apple Computer

Click 'Go,' then click 'Applications.'
Double-click 'iChat.' Alternatively, you can launch iChat by clicking the icon on the dock, if it is present.
Click the green 'camera' icon next to any online contact on your buddy list to initiate a video chat. The iSight camera will light up to show that it is turned on.
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How to Use Remote Disk on a Macbook

Open “System Preferences” in the Apple menu. Select “Sharing” from the menu. Select “DVD or CD Sharing.”
Go to “Terminal” in the Utilities folder inside of your Applications folder.
Type the two command lines “defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser EnableODiskBrowsing -bool true” and “defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser ODSSupported -bool true.”
Restart your MacBook. Go to the Apple menu and press “Restart.”
Turn on “DVD or CD Sharing” on the Mac with which your MacBook is using Remote Disk. Turn it on as in Steps 1 to 3, and insert a disc into the optical drive.
Open “Network” in the Finder’s “Go” menu.
Choose the other Mac’s name from the list of available servers and press “Connect.” Type in the password and user name of the Mac whose optical drive you are sharing. Press “Connect.”
Choose the DVD or CD you want to play with Remote Disk. It will appear on your desktop. Click on it to play it.
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How to Use Excel on a Mac

Open Excel.From the Mac OS X desktop, double click on the hard drive icon in the top right corner. From the list of folders, select 'Applications' and then select 'Microsoft Office.' The Excel application will be identified by an animated, cartoonish green 'X' and can be opened by double clicking this character.
Create a new spreadsheet.When Excel first opens, a new, blank spreadsheet will be automatically created and given a default name of 'Worksheet 1.' As such, no steps are required to create a basic new spreadsheet.
Save the spreadsheet.From the Apple menu at the top of the screen, select 'File' and then select 'Save As' to indicate to Excel that you want to save your spreadsheet. A dialogue box will appear in which you can give your file a name and select a location on your hard drive or network to save the file. Click 'OK' to save your worksheet.
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How to Change the Administrator Name on a Mac

Login to your Mac using the administrator account. To do this, select the administrator account from the login screen. Depending on your settings, you may need to enter the administrator password. If you are already logged in with another account, then first select 'Log Out [Account name]...' from under the Apple Menu at the far left of the top menu bar.
Open the System Preferences application. This program is located by default in your Applications folder, but you may have moved it somewhere else. The appearence of the icon varies depending on what version of Mac OS you are using. In Mac OS 10.5, its icon looks like three gears in a silver-colored box, but in earlier versions of Mac OS X it may look like a light switch.
Select 'Accounts' in the System section. The Accounts icon looks like the silhouettes of two people, and is usually at the beginning of the fourth row of icons, under the 'System' header. Click on the icon.
Select the administrator account from the list on the left of the Accounts window. Administrator accounts say 'Admin' under the account name. Change the administrator status of an account by checking or unchecking the 'Allow user to administer this computer' box. If there is only one account, it will have administrator privileges by default.
Change the text in the 'Name' field to the new administrator name. Enter the administrator password to confirm the change.
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How to Remove OpenOffice From a Mac

Click the “Finder” icon in your Dock or press 'Command-F' to open a new Finder window. Click the “Applications” folder the left column.
Locate the OpenOffice app and drag it into the icon Trash in the Dock.
Click your username in the left column of the Finder window, then the 'Library' folder, then “Application Support.” Drag the “OpenOffice.org” folder into the Trash.
Open your “Preferences” folder. Drag the “org.openoffice.script.plist” file into the Trash.
Click the 'Finder' menu at the top of the screen while the Finder window is still open and select 'Empty Trash.'
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The Backlight Won't Stay on in My MacBook (6 Steps)

Locate the 'screen brightness' keys towards the top of the keyboard. These are also labeled as the 'F5' and 'F6' keys respectively. Press each one to see if the screen brightness increases or decreases. Repeat this step while holding down the 'fn' key until the desired brightness is reached. If this does not work, proceed to Step 2.
Click the 'Apple' logo on the top left of the screen and select 'Force Quit' to stop all applications. Select 'Sleep' from the same 'Apple' menu and allow the computer to sleep. Press any key to wake the computer. If the backlight is not back on fully, proceed to Step 3.
Click the 'Apple' logo and select 'Shut down.' Turn the computer back on after the computer has fully shut down. If the problem still persists, proceed to Step 4 to begin a System Management Controller Reset (SMC).
Shut down the computer and unplug the power supply connector. Remove the battery. On the polycarbonate body MacBooks, use a coin to turn the 'battery latch' to the open position and lift the battery out. On the aluminum unibody Macbook, remove the back panel screws (note the location of each screw for replacement) and lift the panel off. Lift the battery out of the case.
Press the 'power button' and hold it down for 5 seconds. You may hear a tone or beep. Release the power button.
Replace the battery and the back panel with screws if you removed those. Reconnect the power supply cable and turn the computer back on. Use the 'brightness' control keys (F5 and F6) to reach the desired brightness.
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How to Use a Macbook

Connect the MacBook's power supply by attaching its MagSafe connector to the port in the top left corner. The power supply plugs into any power outlet. If you need more cord length or a more secure connection, disconnect the plug prongs from the power pack and connect the included extension cord with a grounded plug at the end.
Turn the MacBook on by pressing the start button, which is in the top right-hand corner of the console. It has the standard power symbol of a circle with a line through it.
Navigate the MacBook's available applications on the dock located at the bottom of the screen. The standard programs on a MacBook include the calendar program iCal, the web browser Safari, the music-sharing program iTunes, the media player QuickTime, the online photo album iPhoto and iLife, which creates media files through iDVD, IMovie and Garage Band.
Open the Finder window in OS X by clicking the smiley-face icon at the dock's far left end. You can access your files in this window, which are organized by downloads, movies, pictures, music, documents and more. You can also search hard drive devices and other places with the lists on the far left.
Click on 'Applications' on the left side of the Finder window to search through all the applications on the MacBook, including the ones not seen on the dock. If you want one of these programs on the dock, drag the icon onto the dock and the icon will be added.
Access System Preferences by clicking on the square icon with gears. In this window you can set up and customize things such as the security settings, parental controls, software updates and wireless networking.
Connect peripheral devices to the MacBook using any of its four available ports. The MacBook comes with two USB ports, a FireWire port and a mini-DVI port. These are all on the computer's left edge with the power connector and Ethernet port. Audio input and output ports are on this side as well.
Insert CDs or DVDs into the disc drive on the computer's right side. The drive will read all CD-ROMS with Mac-compatible software, along with music CDs and DVDs. While all MacBook drives have a DVD player, they don't all have a DVD recorder. Check with the dealer for your model.
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How to Erase Memory on MacBooks

Attach the drive your wish to erase and format to your machine if it is not connected already.
Launch a Finder window, click 'Applications', then 'Utilities'. Double-click the 'Disk Utility' application shortcut.
Click a disk in the Volumes section. Select the Volume type from the 'Volume Format' drop-down box.
Click the 'Security Options' button, then click to select the 'Zero All Data' check box. Click 'OK' then click the 'Erase...' button.
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How to Enable Quartz Extreme on a MacBook Pro

Open Finder on your Dock, then click 'Applications.' Select 'Utilities,' then 'System Profiler.'
Click 'Graphics/Displays.'
Double-click 'Quartz Extreme.'
Click 'Enabled,' then close the window.
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How to Recover an Overwritten File on a Mac (4 Steps)

Open the folder where your overwritten or deleted file was located in the Finder. If it was on the Desktop, simply close all other windows.
Select 'Enter Time Machine' from the Time Machine (backwards-running clock) icon in the Applications folder. Alternatively, if you have the Time Machine icon in your dock, simply select that.
Click the up arrows or a point in time on the bars at the right to 'travel back in time' -- that is, to see how the folder looked in the past. Locate the file(s) or folder(s) you want to restore.
Click 'Restore.' If your file was deleted, it will be restored to your drive. If it was an older version, your Mac will ask you which version you want to keep -- the original (newer file), both files, or if you want to replace the original (newer file) with the older one. Make your decision and proceed.
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How to Check the Running Applications on a MacBook

View the Dock for any application icons with indicator lights beneath them. This indicates a currently running application. Click the icon to bring it in front of all other applications.
Press 'Command-Option-Escape' to activate the Force Quit Applications dialog box. This window shows all the currently running applications, and it gives you a way to close an application that has stopped responding by selecting the application and clicking the 'Force Quit' button.
Click the 'Go' menu from the Apple menu bar, select 'Utilities' and choose 'Activity Monitor' to launch the application. Look in the Process Name field in the default CPU tab to view a list of all currently active applications and processes. You can click the various tabs to sort the items by CPU usage, memory usage and other attributes.
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How to Remove Windows XP Boot Camp From a Mac Book

Back up any important data from the Window XP partition.
Start up the computer in Mac OS X and log in. Quit any applications that open at startup.
Go to the “Applications” folder. Double-click on the “Utilities” folder and double-click on the “Boot Camp Assistant.”
Select “Restore the startup disk to a single volume” from the list of options. Click the “Continue” button to remove Windows XP from your MacBook.
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How to Delete Document History on a Mac

Click on the Apple icon in the upper left-hand corner of the screen. Scroll down to the 'Recent Items' tab. Hold the mouse arrow over the tab and a list of the most recent applications and documents you have opened will appear.
Scroll the mouse arrow down the list to the bottom of the pop-up tab. You should see an option that says 'Clear Menu' at the very bottom of the tab. Click on the 'Clear Menu' button. This will automatically delete your document history.
Check to make sure your history is cleared. Click on the Apple icon again and scroll down to the 'Recent Items' tab once more. Hold the mouse arrow over the tab and a pop-up list appears. The list of recently used applications and documents should now be empty.
Make sure to delete the downloaded document history as well. A download history pop-up box appears every time you download a document from the Internet using a Mac computer. This box shows all the most recent documents you have downloaded. Click on the 'Clear List' tab in the bottom left-hand corner of the box to delete your document download history.
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How to Configure an iMac Camera With Yahoo Messenger

Open the Internet browser on your iMac and navigate to messenger.yahoo.com. Click the Download tab in the top-left corner of the screen, then click Download Now to confirm and download Messenger to your computer.
Click on the Applications folder on your computer's desktop and open Yahoo Messenger. Set up your account by entering a user name and password, then logging in to your account.
Click on Webcam from the list of headings in the top bar of your computer. Choose Start Broadcast from the list of options in the drop-down menu. The Photo Booth application program will now open on your iMac.
Confirm that the camera image is to your liking by choosing effects and settings from the list of options in the main Photo Booth screen.
Select a contact from your list of friends or perform a search for a new contact in the Messenger window and begin to chat. Your iMac's iSight camera is now configured to Yahoo Messenger and you can transmit video to your contacts.
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How to Use Facetime for Mac (6 Steps)

Download FaceTime for Mac from Apple's website. Refer to the references section below for details.
Install FaceTime for Mac by dragging the icon from the disk image to the 'Applications' folder.
Open the FaceTime program on the Mac computer by double-clicking the application icon.
Sign up for FaceTime by using your Apple ID and a valid email address. The email address will be the equivalent of your FaceTime phone number.
Select a contact from the 'Contacts' section on the right hand of the FaceTime screen that you wish to video chat with. The contact must have an iPhone 4 or later or a Mac that also has FaceTime installed.
Click either the email address (Mac or iPod Touch FaceTime user) or iPhone telephone number (iPhone user) from the contact's information to initiate the FaceTime chat. Once the other FaceTime user accepts, the video chat will begin.
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How to Install Office 2007 on a Mac (4 Steps)

Quit all applications and turn off your antivirus software.
Insert the Microsoft Office CD-ROM into your CD drive.
Drag the 'Microsoft Office' folder to your 'Applications' folder. This will copy Microsoft Office onto your hard drive.
Open an application in the Office suite (e.g., Microsoft Word). Follow the instructions in the Microsoft Office Setup Assistant to finish installation.
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How to Export Pictures From an IPad to a MacBook

Turn on your iPad and connect it to your MacBook. If iPhoto doesn't launch automatically, click “Finder” in the Dock, choose “Applications” and double-click “iPhoto.”
Choose “iPad” in the Devices list, if it isn't selected, and click “Import Photos.” Alternatively, select photos individually by clicking the thumbnails in the New Photos window and click “Import Selected.”
Click “Delete Photos” in the dialog window after importing your photos. This option removes the pictures from your iPad's Camera Roll to conserve hard drive space. If you don't want to delete them, choose “Keep Photos” instead.
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How to Reset a Lost Password on a MacBook (7 Steps)

Log out of your user account. Click on the 'Apple' menu, then scroll down to 'Log Out.' Click the blue 'Log Out' button when the confirmation window asks if you are sure you want to quit all applications.
Log in with the system administrator account and password. Choose 'System Preferences' from the 'Apple' menu. Select 'Accounts' from the 'View' menu. Click on the padlock icon. Enter the password for the administrator's account.
Click on the username whose password you want to reset, then click 'Change Password.' Type a new password in the 'Password' text box, then type it again in the 'Verify' text box. Create a hint to help you remember it next time, if desired.
Click 'Change Password.'
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How to Save Documents on a Mac Computer (4 Steps)

Launch your word processing program by clicking it on the dock. Click the 'Applications' folder on the dock if your word processing program is not on the dock. Select your word processing program from the Applications folder and double-click its icon to open.
Type and format your document. Click the 'File' menu located on the top and click 'Save' to launch the file-saving dialog box.
Type the name you want to give your document in the 'Save as' box. Select the folder you want to save the document in from the 'Where' box.
Select the format you want to save the document in from the 'File format' box. Click 'Save' to save your document.
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